Improvement in sulscy-plows



W. HENRY.

SULKY-PLOW.

No.173,5Z4. Patented J'une13, 1876.

WITNESSES N. PETERS. PHOTO-UTHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON, u 0

WILLIAM HENRY, OF TRENTON, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TOGEORGE MOBERLY, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SULKV-PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 178,524, dated June 13,1876; application filcd December 17, 1875.

To all whom it may conccrnfl Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY, ofTrenton, in the county of Grundy and State of Missouri, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Sulky-Ilows; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference cated by a: 00 in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention consists in the combination,

with a plow of the ordinary construction, of the sulky attachmenthereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims. In thedrawing, A is the plow, the beam of which B is passed through a slot, 0,in the casting O, which is affixed to the axle of the sulky. Casting Ohas another slot, d, in which is pivoted, adjustably, the brace D, theother end of which is pivoted to the rear end of the plow-beam B justabove the heel. The object of this brace is to steady the plow and keepit at its proper depth when set in the ground. Casting O is secured toaxle K by set-screws m, which slide in slots 3 so that the casting maybe readily adjusted to its proper position.

To the front part of plow-beam B is hooked arod, E, having a series ofperforations, e 0. This rod is pivoted to one end of lever F, the otherend of which has a handle, f, within ready reach of the driver, whoseseat G is some distance behind the axle of the sulky. Lever F has aspring-catch, h, (operated by the driver,) which engages with theratchets in the segmental ratchet H, which is affixed by one end to theaxle of the sulky, while the other end has a downward-projecting arm, i,by which it is fastened to crossbar I in front of the axle. The fulcrumof lever F is on cross-bar I,it (the lever) being pivoted to the time toraise or lower the front end of the plow-beam, thus setting the plow toany desired depth, at which itwill be kept steadily by means of thebrace I).

The-axle of the sulky consists of two pieces, K L. These two pieces arebolted together, the shorter, I1, being placed below the longer, K,which thus reaches from wheel to wheel. The bolting is-furtherstrengthened or braced by the casting 0, before mentioned. Each of thepieces K L has a wheel, M. By this arrangement of the axle one side ofthe snlky is slightly raised above the other, and the plow is slightlytipped, which makes the drafteasier, and, besides, facilitates theturning of corners, which can by this arrangement be done withoutremoving or lifting the plow from the ground. The tongue N is affixed tothe axle K near the end of the same. It is braced by a rod, n, and thecross-bar I, before mentioned. The seat-bar 9, having seat G, is affixedto rod n at or near cross-bar I.

The advantages of my improved su'lky attachment will be readilyunderstood from the foregoing description. It may be used with any plowof the ordinary construction, right or left handed, by simply reversing.It is light of draft, and the depth of the furrow is easily controlledby the driver, who, if the plow should be inclined to slip out of the.

ground, can brace his feet against, and thus throw his entire weightupon, the beam B, thus keeping the plow in place. This, however, israrely necessary, the plow being effectually steadied by the brace D.

Having thus described my invention,I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States In a sulky attachment for plows, thecombination of the double axle-tree K L, having set-screws x, with thedownwardly-projecting casting 0, having slots y, by which its positionrelative to axle K L may be adjusted, substantially as and for thepurpose herein.- before set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY.

Witnesses:

D.'G. PUGH, V JAS. E. FULKERSON.

